For today, take the three topic sentences you wrote for homework and add factual information to support what you say.
Topic Sentence 1: Slaves such as Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, and Harriet Jacobs were all very strong willed and never gave up hope.
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Topic Sentence 2: In the mid nineteenth century, women had more harsh conditions than men did as slaves.
Facts:
Many men made sexual advances towards female slaves. In addition to living a life assumed inferior like male slaves did, these slaves suffered repeated sexual harassment.
Direct Quotes: “As a teenager, Jacobs was subjected to repeated harassment by her second owner, Dr. Norcom. Furious at her refusals of his advances, he sent her away to do hard labor as a plantation slave and threatened to do the same to her two children.” – The introduction to Harriet A. Jacobs’s narrative.
Women had much more difficult lives as slaves, not only were they sexually harassed from their young teenage years, but their children could be sold into slavery to another plantation if they too weren’t sexually harassed or kept as slaves. Watching your daughters get sexually harassed or losing your children to slavery is extremely heart wrenching.
In the riveting book, Harriet depicts her life, detailing the cruel oppression and sexual harassment by her master, and her ultimate triumph of pride, autonomy and freedom. "When he told me that I was made for his use, made to obey his command in every thing; that I was nothing but a slave, whose will must and should surrender to his, never before had my puny arm felt half so strong."http://www.lkwdpl.org/WIHOHIO/jaco-har.htm
Topic Sentence 3: Douglas, Truth and Jacobs became positive influences on other slaves.
for today, take the three topic sentences you wrote for homework and add factual information to support what you say.
Topic Sentence 1: Slaves such as Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, and Harriet Jacobs were all very strong willed and never gave up hope.
Facts:
being born into slavery and being treated poorly for their ENTIRE lives would usually run people down and cause them to lose hope. Douglass facts- Douglass didn’t even know how old he was. Finally, when he was about 21 years old he escaped to Massachusetts. Harriet A. Jacobs facts- Also born into slavery she was a very strong willed person. She ran away from her second owner so that her children could be safe. Her master threatened to sell her children to plantations and separate from them from her so he{dr. norcom} could maintain complete control over Jacobs She ended up running away so herslave owner left the children under her grandmothers care. In 1842, she escaped to new york city where she worked as a nursemaid. She hid in a crawlspace in her grandothers house for several years before she made it to new york and was reunited with her children.She was extremely strongwilled andnever gave up. Evenafter all these years she never quit and kept going and made it to new york city and never quit.
Sojourner Truth Facts:
Direct Quotes: Douglass Quotes: ”Genealogical tress do not flourish among slaves,” – Douglass. Born into slavery, birth records weren’t kept for children born in slavery so he never knew how old he was.
Jacobs Quotes:
Topic Sentence 2: In the mid nineteenth century, all the slaves endured harsh conditions, especially female slaves.
Facts: Many men made sexual advances towards female slaves. In addition to living a life assumed inferior like male slaves did, these slaves suffered repeated sexual harassment.
Direct Quotes:
“As a teenager, Jacobs was subjected to repeated harassment by her second owner, Dr. Norcom. Furious at her refusals of his advances, he sent her away to do hard labor as a plantation slave and threatened to do the same to her two children.”
– The introduction to Harriet A. Jacobs’s narrative.
Women had much more difficult lives as slaves, not only were they sexually harassed from their young teenage years, but their children could be sold into slavery to another plantation if they too weren’t sexually harassed or kept as slaves. Watching your daughters get sexually harassed or losing your children to slavery is extremely heart wrenching.
In the riveting book, Harriet depicts her life, detailing the cruel oppression and sexual harassment by her master, and her ultimate triumph of pride, autonomy and freedom. "When he told me that I was made for his use, made to obey his command in every thing; that I was nothing but a slave, whose will must and should surrender to his, never before had my puny arm felt half so strong." http://www.lkwdpl.org/WIHOHIO/jaco-har.htm "..... The light heart which nature had given me became heavy with sad forebodings. The other slaves in my master's house noticed the change. Many of them pitied me; but none dared ask the cause. They had no need to inquire. They knew too well the guilty practices under that roof; and they were aware that to speak of them was an offence that never went unpunished. "..... I would have given the world to have laid my head on my grandmother's faithful bosom, and told her all my troubles. But Dr. Flint swore he would kill me, if I was not as silent as the grave. ... I was very young, and felt shamefaced about telling her such impure things, especially as I knew her to be very strict on such subjects."
"I loved him with all the ardor of a young girl's first love. But when I reflected that I was a slave and that the laws gave no sanction to the marriage of such, my heart sank within me. My lover wanted to buy me; but I knew that Dr. Flint [would never consent]. ..... [Dr. Flint told her:] 'Never let me hear that fellow's name mentioned again. If I ever know of your speaking to him, I will cowhide you both; and if I catch him lurking about my premises, I will shoot him as soon as I would a dog. ..... "My lover was an intelligent and religious man. Even if he could have obtained permission to marry me while I was a slave, the marriage would give him no power to protect me from my master. ..... And then, if we had children, I knew they must 'follow the condition of the mother.’..... He was going to Savannah ... and hard as it was to bring my feelings to it, I earnestly entreated him not to come back. ..... The dream of my girlhood was over. I felt lonely and desolate." –Harriet A. Jacobs http://www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith/people/sojourner_truth.html
Topic Sentence 3: Douglas, Truth and Jacobs became positive influences on other slaves.
Facts:
Direct Quotes:
poem :
America tries to sing …but fueled__ by lingering animosity… one sound shatters to pieces. The choir falls dismantled. Times change and so do people. Initiating predicaments without logic- Assumption of continual rejection, demanding to be included
For today, take the three topic sentences you wrote for homework and add factual information to support what you say.
Topic Sentence 1: Slaves such as Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, and Harriet Jacobs were all very strong willed and never gave up hope.
Facts:
Direct Quotes:
Topic Sentence 2: In the mid nineteenth century, women had more harsh conditions than men did as slaves.
Facts:
Many men made sexual advances towards female slaves. In addition to living a life assumed inferior like male slaves did, these slaves suffered repeated sexual harassment.
Direct Quotes:
“As a teenager, Jacobs was subjected to repeated harassment by her second owner, Dr. Norcom. Furious at her refusals of his advances, he sent her away to do hard labor as a plantation slave and threatened to do the same to her two children.”
– The introduction to Harriet A. Jacobs’s narrative.
Women had much more difficult lives as slaves, not only were they sexually harassed from their young teenage years, but their children could be sold into slavery to another plantation if they too weren’t sexually harassed or kept as slaves. Watching your daughters get sexually harassed or losing your children to slavery is extremely heart wrenching.
In the riveting book, Harriet depicts her life, detailing the cruel oppression and sexual harassment by her master, and her ultimate triumph of pride, autonomy and freedom.
"When he told me that I was made for his use, made to obey his command in every thing; that I was nothing but a slave, whose will must and should surrender to his, never before had my puny arm felt half so strong." http://www.lkwdpl.org/WIHOHIO/jaco-har.htm
Topic Sentence 3: Douglas, Truth and Jacobs became positive influences on other slaves.
Facts:
Direct Quotes:
http://www.lkwdpl.org/WIHOHIO/jaco-har.htm
for today, take the three topic sentences you wrote for homework and add factual information to support what you say.
Topic Sentence 1: Slaves such as Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, and Harriet Jacobs were all very strong willed and never gave up hope.
Facts:
being born into slavery and being treated poorly for their ENTIRE lives would usually run people down and cause them to lose hope.
Douglass facts-
Douglass didn’t even know how old he was. Finally, when he was about 21 years old he escaped to Massachusetts.
Harriet A. Jacobs facts-
Also born into slavery she was a very strong willed person. She ran away from her second owner so that her children could be safe. Her master threatened to sell her children to plantations and separate from them from her so he{dr. norcom} could maintain complete control over Jacobs She ended up running away so her slave owner left the children under her grandmothers care. In 1842, she escaped to new york city where she worked as a nursemaid. She hid in a crawlspace in her grandothers house for several years before she made it to new york and was reunited with her children.She was extremely strongwilled andnever gave up. Even after all these years she never quit and kept going and made it to new york city and never quit.
Sojourner Truth Facts:
Direct Quotes:
Douglass Quotes:
”Genealogical tress do not flourish among slaves,” – Douglass. Born into slavery, birth records weren’t kept for children born in slavery so he never knew how old he was.
Jacobs Quotes:
Topic Sentence 2: In the mid nineteenth century, all the slaves endured harsh conditions, especially female slaves.
Facts: Many men made sexual advances towards female slaves. In addition to living a life assumed inferior like male slaves did, these slaves suffered repeated sexual harassment.
Direct Quotes:
“As a teenager, Jacobs was subjected to repeated harassment by her second owner, Dr. Norcom. Furious at her refusals of his advances, he sent her away to do hard labor as a plantation slave and threatened to do the same to her two children.”
– The introduction to Harriet A. Jacobs’s narrative.
Women had much more difficult lives as slaves, not only were they sexually harassed from their young teenage years, but their children could be sold into slavery to another plantation if they too weren’t sexually harassed or kept as slaves. Watching your daughters get sexually harassed or losing your children to slavery is extremely heart wrenching.
In the riveting book, Harriet depicts her life, detailing the cruel oppression and sexual harassment by her master, and her ultimate triumph of pride, autonomy and freedom.
"When he told me that I was made for his use, made to obey his command in every thing; that I was nothing but a slave, whose will must and should surrender to his, never before had my puny arm felt half so strong."
http://www.lkwdpl.org/WIHOHIO/jaco-har.htm
"..... The light heart which nature had given me became heavy with sad forebodings. The other slaves in my master's house noticed the change. Many of them pitied me; but none dared ask the cause. They had no need to inquire. They knew too well the guilty practices under that roof; and they were aware that to speak of them was an offence that never went unpunished.
"..... I would have given the world to have laid my head on my grandmother's faithful bosom, and told her all my troubles. But Dr. Flint swore he would kill me, if I was not as silent as the grave. ... I was very young, and felt shamefaced about telling her such impure things, especially as I knew her to be very strict on such subjects."
"I loved him with all the ardor of a young girl's first love. But when I reflected that I was a slave and that the laws gave no sanction to the marriage of such, my heart sank within me. My lover wanted to buy me; but I knew that Dr. Flint [would never consent]. ..... [Dr. Flint told her:] 'Never let me hear that fellow's name mentioned again. If I ever know of your speaking to him, I will cowhide you both; and if I catch him lurking about my premises, I will shoot him as soon as I would a dog. .....
"My lover was an intelligent and religious man. Even if he could have obtained permission to marry me while I was a slave, the marriage would give him no power to protect me from my master. ..... And then, if we had children, I knew they must 'follow the condition of the mother.’..... He was going to Savannah ... and hard as it was to bring my feelings to it, I earnestly entreated him not to come back. ..... The dream of my girlhood was over. I felt lonely and desolate." –Harriet A. Jacobs
http://www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith/people/sojourner_truth.html
Topic Sentence 3: Douglas, Truth and Jacobs became positive influences on other slaves.
Facts:
Direct Quotes:
poem :
America tries to sing
…but fueled__ by lingering animosity…
one sound shatters to pieces.
The choir falls dismantled.
Times change and so do people.
Initiating predicaments without logic-
Assumption of continual rejection, demanding to be included